It has been asked about a thousand times, to all band members. And we've only had vague answers, like

Bono: Well in order for us to play it the Edge has to meditate in a tree for a week

or something like that.

So yeah, I do not have a clue WHY they won't play it. Perhaps they're afraid they can't live up to the expectations now since it's pretty much a legend amongst fans. Then again, they did rehearse it for the Outside Broadcast leg of ZooTv.

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And if U2 EVER did Hawkmoon live....and the version from the Lovetown Tour, my uterus would leave my body and fling itself at Bono - for realz.

Don't worry baby, it's gonna be all right. Uncertainty can be a guiding light...

well, if they do ever play the fecker live they better give us all a heads up so we can duke it out for the most hotly contested show ever ~ I am reasonably sure that I would sell my kids, my car, unwanted body parts if necessary to get there . . .

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well, if they do ever play the fecker live they better give us all a heads up so we can duke it out for the most hotly contested show ever ~ I am reasonably sure that I would sell my kids, my car, unwanted body parts if necessary to get there . . .

well, if they do ever play the fecker live they better give us all a heads up so we can duke it out for the most hotly contested show ever ~ I am reasonably sure that I would sell my kids, my car, unwanted body parts if necessary to get there . . .

I remember seeing U2 in an 'unplugged'-type setting, where they played songs and answered questions. This question came up. The reason given was that it is written in a different time (musically) than any other song they've done. Somewhere else I heard mentioned that they attempted to do this song in rehersals before the AB tour, but could never find a live arrangement they liked.

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I don't care if I'm as far back from the band as possible, I'll be sure I'm at a show where Acrobat is played (if it is ever to be played that is). I just don't see them playing it. Which will be sad if they never play it, then I'll have that "well, what IF they played Acrobat?" going in my head. I wonder how much of the studio track was recorded all at once.